8th June: 444041 + 450073 leave Eastleigh at a snail's pace, apparently it was a "Northam or bust" move, 5Z50 16:21 Eastleigh Works - Northam, but it stopped at near Southampton Airport Parkway, blocking the down line. Cross-Country and SWR terminated two workings at Eastleigh, leading to a busy platform. The terminated SWR pair of 444s worked on to Fareham as ECS. The following train was 450034 on 2K91 16:38 Winchester - Totton, followed by 66024 with DB Cargo's 09:12 Trafford Park - Western Docks. A SWR 158 from Romsey returned there and proceeded by Redbridge to Southampton.
68504, understood to be withdrawn, at Eastleigh Works, 8th June, has lost its 3rd rail shoes, and the Network Rail logo has been removed (the yellow mark below a window)
66557, seen last week at Eastleigh Works, back at Maritime, 9th June. Also pictured are 66559 and 66502.
Monday 4th June: 73962 + 73965 1Q51 11:19 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 5th June: 73962 + 73965 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh one two; 47813 6O86 09:00 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four
Wednesday 6th June: 73962 + 73965 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Southampton Up Yard- Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh - Hamworthy - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight; 47813 0H72 13:00 Eastleigh - Wembley one two
Thursday 7th June: 59003 at Eastleigh - understood moving its base to Westbury; 2406 + 2410 5Q44 10:12 Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D - Southampton UGL, 5Q47 11:15 Southampton UGL - Poole, 5Q48 12:15 Poole Signal - Southampton UGLone two three, 5Q49 13:15 Southampton UGL - Poole one, 5Q50 15:15 Poole - Totton, 5Q80 16:08 Totton - Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D; 57003 + 57011 0Z68 10:24 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent; 73962 + 73965 1Q54 12:27 Eastleigh - Hither Green
Friday 8th June: 59003 at Eastleigh one
Saturday 9th June:
70002 has been stored at Leeds, having spent a few days at Maritime since about 24th May, then towed to Leeds on Monday. In this case it was only in traffic for two months. Only 7 left now working with Freightliner, none at Maritime on Saturday morning, although 70007 was coming south from Leeds on 4O90.
Remaining fleet:
70003
70007
70008
70011
70014
70015
70020
Cross Country Franchise: DfT propose withdrawal of Southampton - Bournemouth in a future franchise.
Class 442 runs: These are still apparently running on their original 4-REP traction packages.
Marchwood Flats: Saturday and Monday services are being timetabled between Marchwood and Maritime. This requires the manning of the signalbox and gates at Marchwood. Two trains ran on 9th June - the second ran early.
Saturday:
09:31 Maritime - Marchwood
10:25 Marchwood - Maritime
11:31 Maritime - Marchwood
12:45 Marchwood - Maritime
B&KR: Class 47 experience
